Hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill breaking new ground with help from Jerry Kiernan FoundationAfter good showing in Paris Olympics, Tuthill is hoping to continue her progress into the World Championships in Tokyo in SeptemberTue Apr 08 2025 - 21:04
Sport Ireland carried out 2,029 anti-doping tests in 2024 at a cost of almost €3m One rule violation reported last year, although that stemmed from an event in 2023Tue Apr 08 2025 - 17:58
GAA Sunday as it happened: Cork land a first hurling league title in 27 yearsDonegal easily beat Derry in the Ulster football preliminary roundSun Apr 06 2025 - 20:17
Rhasidat Adeleke may feel the roundabout benefits of passing on Grand Slam TrackNew super-elite competition aimed at growing the sport in between Olympic cycles Thu Apr 03 2025 - 19:00
Rob Finnerty relishing the chance to finally take a bite out of the Big AppleGalway play New York in Gaelic Park in the Connacht football championshipWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
Dublin City Half Marathon organisers consider lottery-based entry system for next yearAfter huge demand for inaugural event organisers looking to go ‘bigger and better’ in 2026Mon Mar 31 2025 - 13:06
Inaugural Dublin City Half Marathon a runaway successKillian Mooney first man home in 65:40; Nichola Sheridan fastest woman in 78:00Sun Mar 30 2025 - 15:06
Anomalies remain around the awarding of Sport Ireland grants Certain relays seem to be considered every bit as important as individual eventsSat Mar 29 2025 - 14:03
The unknowns around Sunday’s inaugural running of the Dublin City Half Marathon Mostly flat course and road closures should be conducive to fast times this SundayFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington remains on €40,000 podium funding as some Sport Ireland investment figures yet to be realisedFunding increased to €27 million for the first year of the new cycle after successful Paris OlympicsWed Mar 26 2025 - 19:37
World Athletics mandates cheek swabs to ‘doggedly protect female category’Governing body hopes to have testing in place for September world championshipsTue Mar 25 2025 - 15:35
Kate O’Connor sets high medal bar in Nanjing as rise of Irish athletics continues Athlete’s pentathlon silver ranks as only medal winner among six-strong Irish team but ends 19-year podium wait for Ireland at this level Mon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00
Sarah Lavin misses out on World Indoor hurdles final after messy semi-final in NanjingIrish woman left frustrated after being apparently impeded by flying hurdle in dash to lineSun Mar 23 2025 - 12:11
Sarah Healy finishes sixth in World Indoor 3,000m final in NanjingWorld Indoor Championships: Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran also finishes sixth in the men’s 3,000m finalSat Mar 22 2025 - 11:49
Norwegian marvel Jakob Ingebrigtsen on cusp of completing gold medal collection at World Indoor Championships Multidecorated athlete’s sustained motivation to win the next championship race a defining quality that sets him apart Fri Mar 21 2025 - 19:11
‘I kept saying to myself how much do you want this medal?’ - Kate O’Connor on winning silverPentathlete had set PBs in three of the first four events Fri Mar 21 2025 - 19:07
The rise and rise of Kate O’Connor: Ireland’s first world indoor medallist for 19 yearsThe Dundalk multi-event athlete has now added world bronze to the European bronze she won two weeks agoFri Mar 21 2025 - 13:25
Sophie O’Sullivan: ‘When people get medals, you think it just makes it a bit more possible for everyone’Sarah Healy and Kate O’Connor hope to build on their medal success at this weekend’s World Indoor Championships in NanjingThu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
Lord of the Rings: All you need to know about the race to become the next IOC presidentSebastian Coe is the favourite in a seven-strong fieldWed Mar 19 2025 - 06:00
GAA Sunday as it happened: Tyrone beat Donegal to leave just three points between top seven in Division One Derry relegated from top flight after Mayo defeat; Monaghan go clear at top of Division Two after big win over MeathSun Mar 16 2025 - 17:48
Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill wins under-23 hammer gold at European Throwing CupCork athlete becomes the first Irish winner in the event which has been running since 2001Sun Mar 16 2025 - 15:38
On Athletics: Every athlete must choose their own pathway to success, in sport and life ‘All four academy athletes had to deal with a considerable roadblock in their development in the form of Covid-19′Sat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Sarah Healy on becoming European Indoor champion: ‘I knew people thought I was capable of a lot more’ Athlete who once buckled under the weight of her expectations is now capable of settling while under pressure Thu Mar 13 2025 - 06:00
From Apeldoorn to Nanjing, Kate O’Connor chases another podium place at the World Indoor Championships ‘The progress has been day and night ... if I can stay injury-free this summer could be really, really exciting’Wed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
Sarah Healy, Mark English and Kate O’Connor to chase more medals at World Indoor ChampionshipsThree European medal winners selected as part of Ireland team that will compete in Nanjing, China next weekTue Mar 11 2025 - 12:17
Kate O’Connor in focus: ‘It’s who can stay injury-free... that’s who ends up coming out on top’ Sunday’s performance seals qualification for pentathlon at World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in under two weeks Tue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s three medal winners from the European Indoor Championships: who they are and their journey to the medal podiumSarah Healy, Mark English and Kate O’Connor each claimed a medal during the final day of action in ApeldoornMon Mar 10 2025 - 14:51
Three medals for Ireland as Sarah Healy, Kate O’Connor and Mark English shine at European Indoor ChampionshipsSarah Healy takes gold in 3,000m final as centrepiece of astonishing half hour for Irish athleticsSun Mar 09 2025 - 20:27
Ireland’s Mark English qualifies for 800m final at European Indoor ChampionshipsEnglish clocks 1:45.89 to reach Sunday’s finalSat Mar 08 2025 - 20:21
Sarah Lavin finishes fourth in 60m hurdles final at European Indoor ChampionshipsLimerick hurdler just outside the medals with season best performance in ApeldoornFri Mar 07 2025 - 21:36
Sharlene Mawdsley withdraws from 400m heats at European IndoorsIrish athlete suffers hamstring injury during warm-up for Friday morning’s heatsFri Mar 07 2025 - 13:05
Sharlene Mawdsley’s searing anchor leg still leaves Ireland short of a mixed relay medal at the European IndoorsSarah Lavin won her heat of the 60m hurdles in cool and confident styleThu Mar 06 2025 - 22:08
Happy 90th birthday, Ronnie Delany: from Wicklow’s fields to Olympic goldDelany’s determined victory in the 1,500m event at the 1956 Olympics still inspires todayThu Mar 06 2025 - 19:26
European Indoors preview: Irish medal hopes looking to shine in ApeldoornCathal Doyle hopes to make the 1,500m final against Jakob IngebrigtsenWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:27
Kate O’Connor targeting a podium place at European Indoor ChampionshipsThe 24-year-old is ranked second in the pentathlon going into the event in the NetherlandsTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Clare take bragging rights over Limerick, Donegal come from behind to beat Derry: As it happenedMunster rivals Limerick and Clare up the tempo at the Gaelic GroundsSun Mar 02 2025 - 17:49
Athletes running abroad: why more Irish medal hopes are being driven by foreign coachesSarah Healy, who now trains in Wigan under coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, is among the leading 3,000m contenders at next weekend’s European Indoor ChampionshipsSun Mar 02 2025 - 06:00
Cian McPhillips back on track as he aims to make up for lost timeAfter periods hampered by injury and illness, the man once hailed as the most exciting Irish middle-distance prospect of his generation is primed to make a mark at the European Indoor ChampionshipsSat Mar 01 2025 - 06:00
Diversity, gender balance and money spent properly are priorities as Minister for Sport announces €31.3m in core funding grantsSums range from €1.65m for Special Olympics Ireland to €37,000 for taekwondoThu Feb 27 2025 - 20:52
Ireland team named for next month’s European Indoor ChampionshipsChampionships to be held in Apeldoorn from March 6th-9thMon Feb 24 2025 - 22:05
Bori Akinola runs down Ireland’s fastest man Israel Olatunde to win first national titleSarah Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley also shine on day two of the National Indoor Championships at AbbotstownSun Feb 23 2025 - 18:45
Sarah Healy and Marcus Lawler set new championship marks at Irish IndoorsSarah Lavin claimed a seventh Irish indoor title in the 60m hurdles on day one of action in AbbotstownSat Feb 22 2025 - 19:04
From The Cowshed to Abbotstown: the odyssey of the Irish Indoor Championships Irish athletics has come a long way since the humble beginnings of the event in rural North TipperarySat Feb 22 2025 - 06:00
Sunday’s session of National Indoor Championships sells out Tickets for Saturday’s session still available as popularity of athletics continues to grow Thu Feb 20 2025 - 15:17
‘I think I’m listening more to my body’: Sharlene Mawdsley on the changes made since the Paris Olympics The 26-year-old Tipperary athlete has joined the training group of UK coach Tony LesterWed Feb 19 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s work, train, sleep, there’s not a lot of time for anything else’: Sarah Leahy on her chase for another Irish sprint title The 25-year-old is also part of the Irish women’s 4x100m relay squad aiming for World Championship qualificationMon Feb 17 2025 - 19:03
National Football League: Donegal take big win over 14-man Armagh, Mayo best Tyrone in CastlebarAidan Forker sees red for Armagh in BallybofeySun Feb 16 2025 - 16:33
Monitoring Ozempic use in sport: the miracle drug that surely swerves the doping code?The World Anti-Doping Agency has added the active ingredient semaglutide to its watch-list for 2025Sun Feb 16 2025 - 06:00
Sarah Healy beats own Irish indoor record to take second in Keely Klassic 1500m in BirminghamDubliner now ranked second fastest in Europe over 1,500m and 3,000mSat Feb 15 2025 - 19:24
Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor mile record in FranceNorwegian takes just under a second and a half off Yared Nuguse’s mark set last SaturdayThu Feb 13 2025 - 21:33
